After getting engaged, many couples start to feel stressed about getting married. This could be what is known as ?cold feet? (premarital doubt). It is not uncommon to ask yourself, ?Is this the right person to spend the rest of my life with"? However, it could just be jitters and nerves about the wedding planning process. Maybe this feeling is pressure from well-meaning friends and relatives pushing along their expectations of what you should do from the moment you?ve announced your engagement. Take time to explore why you might feel stress about the wedding and identify the possible sources.
Many couples stay engaged for a year or more before starting on planning and budgeting for their wedding. They revel in being engaged, while letting it all sink in, and use this time to get to know each other better. Taking one?s time benefits the couple in feeling less stressful and more time to discuss any doubts, as well.
Premarital Education and Pre-Wedding Counseling
Your engagement is the perfect time to get to know yourself and your partner better. You?re both learning about each other and solving new issues together, which is good practice for your lifetime as a married couple. You?re both learning to become more open, honest, and to alleviate any fears of deeper intimacy.
Many couples chose longer engagements for the opportunity to get to know each other?s ?for-better-or-worse? firsthand, and in advance, before the wedding. This gives a couple the chance to start workin...